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Hydroquinone erases dark spots fast—but is the risk worth it?

Hydroquinone has long been considered one of skincare’s most powerful tools for fading dark spots, melasma, and ...
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This Banned Ingredient Is Still The Best Way To Fade Dark Spots, Say Dermatologists. Here's How To Use It Safely.

Like Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, there are plenty of skincare ingredients mired in controversy. Hydroquinone is one of them. Despite despite being one of the most proven skincare ingredients for ...
Medscape

Hydroquinone, Found in Skin Lightening Agents Worldwide, Linked With Increased Skin Cancer Risk

People who use skin lightening products that contain hydroquinone may be at an increased risk for skin cancers, an analysis of records from a large research database suggests. In the study, ...
Rolling Out

6 skin lightening ingredients that won’t give you cancer

The skin lightening industry is filled with products containing ingredients that could literally kill you. Mercury, hydroquinone and other toxic chemicals promise brighter skin but deliver cancer, ...
Healio

FDA issues warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued warning letters to 12 companies for selling over-the-counter skin lightening products ...
UPI

Skin lightening creams may contain dangerous ingredients, FDA warns

Skin lightening products can be dangerous for consumers when they contain harmful ingredients that are illegal for over-the-counter sales, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned. The potentially ...
Newsweek

Skin Lightening Warning as Cream Turns Woman’s Face Bluish-Brown

A woman's skin has turned a bizarre blue-brown color after using skin-lightening cream. This condition, known as exogenous ochronosis, had been affecting the 55-year-old patient for a year before she ...